One of his designs features on the Bristol Pound. After studying for a ceramics degree at Bower Ashton UWE, Matthew shifted his focus to photography and more recently collage. His main inspirations are the natural world and his home town of Bristol. Matthew Price is an artist practising in a wide range of disciplines photography, illustration, mixed-media painting and, more recently, paper collage.
The subject matter is always recognisable but the treatment of the images is unexpected and interesting so that each viewer finds a different meaning behind it. Dave’s designs are always bright and graphic and feature print blocks of shapes repeated over and over again in a spectrum of colours like a spirograph. His work is based on linoneum printing and screen printing and is influenced by his training as a graphic designer.
Mark mostly takes photos of interesting buildings and wants to get better at photographing people.ĭave Hall is print-maker based in Bristol. Mark is a Bristol-based photographer and likes Bristol and photography. If you would like to buy any art, you can contact the artists directly using the details in the guide or on the exhibition card. After a difficult year for many, LGBT+ charities can do with all the support we can give to help them continue their good work.
GAY PRIDE ART CODE
Please ensure you follow all the latest government guidance on social distancing and be mindful of others around you.Įach exhibit is associated with a charity – if you want to donate to the charity simply scan the QR code on the exhibit card to be taken to their donation page. There is no need to walk into venues in order to see some amazing artwork, and there are a variety of places to get out and about and enjoy some fresh air. Organised by photographers Keir Gravil and Karen Freer, who developed the idea of an Arts Trail for Pride, artists and venues have kindly come together to create space to display photos, illustrations, prints and mosaics. “Through the layers of images and varied representations of self and others coming from the queer art world, this exhibition aims to engulf visitors in a world of beings as a celebration of life.Running throughout July, incredible art will be on display across the city by LGBT+ artists from around Bristol, who have been brought together to present their art for you to view and enjoy. “It’s a celebratory, vibrant and sensual experience that lays bare a rich and multifaceted community of creative people at an important cultural site in New York City,” said Collins. On a colorful wallpaper, portraits are hung salon-style by artists like India Salvor Menuez, the famed model who founded the Luck You artist collective, singer-songwriter Justin Vivian Bond and JD Samson from the band Le Tigre. What does a queer portrait look like? Curated by artist Liz Collins, this group show of 95 artworks opening 14 June at the Bureau of General Services – Queer Division offers a look into queer portraiture of today, including former Sex and the City actor, activist and New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon.
Cynthia Nixon at Empire Cafe by Eric McNatt.